John Elway

Gary Kubiak sure has the blueprints. He helped guide the Denver Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowls in the late 1990s as John Elway's backup-turned tutor and now he's trying to steer them back to the top of the NFL behind 39-year-old Peyton Manning. On the eve of his first training camp as Denver's head coach, Kubiak said: "I can remember some of the conversations we're having now are some of the same conversations we had as coaches going into John's last year or two, how we were going to approach his work, how we were going to go about things." Bottom line: plenty of rest for Manning, a notorious workhorse who's long been loath to give away any...

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Chapter 1
Introduction
Everything seemed to be flowing that night. The conversation. The chemistry. The red wine.
In the middle of an unforeseen January whirlwind, John Fox found himself at a familiar haunt — Fleming's in Englewood, Colo. — face to...

This is my last column on wine for the Chicago Tribune; it may be my last wine writing ever.
This old man is moving on, to write and teach about what else matters to him, to his noggin, heart and students: food and its cooking, history, religion, the...

About a week before the NFL draft, Kevin White was in studio at ESPN and they quizzed him on his personal preferences for the team that drafts him. If I recall correctly, he said he wanted to go to a team that played indoors, had a young quarterback and...

Your guide to RosenBits: If you don’t like an item, just wait five seconds and there’ll be another one coming along.
Bad news, Bears fans: Amid an evening of rumors and offers and trades, Jay Cutler remains a Bear.
ESPN reported the Bears spoke to the...

In a lifetime filled with NFL draft experiences, the longest and most anxious wait for Bill Tobin came in 1983 when the Bears were without a pick from the fifth through seventh rounds.
Richard Dent's name loomed as large as his 6-foot-5, 265-pound...

Two challenges accompany a visit to this lovely, pine-studded north Idaho town.
One involves the name, which translates to "Heart of an Awl," meaning the sharp instrument used to punch holes in leather, which apparently was a big thing back...

One of the Chicago Bears’ analytics guys has left.
The Denver Broncos announced that they have hired Mitch Tanney as director of football analytics, a new position the organization has created under team president John Elway. Tanney will be responsible...

INDIANAPOLIS — For much of the past week, John Fox has been darting around the NFL scouting combine with obvious verve. From media obligations to player interviews to social outings, Fox has shown ebullience befitting a man excited about his new job.
But...

The Jay Cutler question isn't how much the Bears have invested in his contract already, it’s how soon they want to get out of the rest of it.
Cutler’s deal isn’t like the Brandon Marshall question. The Bears could cut Marshall and save millions, and they...

There is nothing quite like a plausible conspiracy theory to force a quick look over the shoulder and a swift mental connection of intriguing coincidence. Exactly when did John Fox know he was out in Denver and, more interestingly, when did the Bears know...

If the Bears do as well as John Fox did in his opening salvos, it will be a pretty quick turnaround.
The man who oversaw rapid improvements in previous head coaching stops in Carolina and Denver was calm, confident and offered a healthy dose of humor...

Every good relationship between a coach and general manager has some give and take. And one of the first things Ryan Pace offered up to John Fox was the lone first-class seat that was remaining for their last-minute travel plans Friday afternoon.
Fox,...

The Chicago Bears have their new head coach: John Fox.
On Friday, in Week 3 of their coaching search, the Bears and new general manager Ryan Pace closed the deal with Fox, bringing the soon-to-be 60-year-old on board to become the 15th head coach in...

John Fox made his way out the Broncos door earlier in the week, his abrupt exit coming with an eye on exploring new opportunity. Yet even with the emotions still raw from Fox's departure, Broncos general manager John Elway felt compelled to point out...

After hearing John Elway explain his side of the divorce from John Fox on Tuesday in Denver, it's apparent the Broncos vice president isn't interested in AFC West titles.
Fox led the Broncos to four consecutive division crowns but it's Super Bowl or bust...

Ryan Pace’s predecessor got fired in part because he had Bruce Arians in Halas Hall and let him walk away to 10- and 11-win seasons with a playoff appearance in Arizona.
No, Phil Emery didn’t let Arians walk. He flat rejected him. Emery pushed him out in...

Complacency never has been an issue for John Elway, one of the most maniacal competitors the NFL ever has seen, first as a player and now as a front-office executive. So it was hardly a shock Tuesday when Elway stood inside Broncos headquarters at his...

John Fox is available to fill the Chicago Bears’ head-coaching vacancy largely because his options on the job market coincided with a disagreement he had with Denver Broncos general manager John Elway, Elway said in a season-ending news conference Tuesday...